In the chapel of the HOLY CROSS the monument of the intruding Bishop _Kidder_, Ken's successor (p. 158, _ob._ 1703), stands on the site of the altar, whither it has been removed from its original position on the south side of the choir. Standing in all its chilly pretentiousness so near to Still's tomb, it well illustrates the immense decline in monumental art which took place during the seventeenth century. The bishop's daughter, who erected the monument, is represented reclining, as, with one arm outstretched, she looks at two urns which are supposed to contain the ashes of her father and mother; underneath is a very long Latin inscription. [Illustration: The Annunciation--Husse's Tomb.] Against the north wall and close to the entrance to the chapter-house stands the tomb of Bishop _Cornish_ (_ob._ 1513). He was chancellor and precentor of Wells, and suffragan bishop under Bishop Fox of Bath and Wells and Bishop Oldham of Exeter, his title being Bishop of Tenos. Part of the inscription remains:--_Obiit supradictus d[)u]s Thomas Tinensis Ep[)u]s tercio die mensis Julii anno ... MCCCCCXIII Cujus Anime p_[_ropitietur Deus A_]_men_. The three panels on the front bear shields--T with a sheaf of corn, Cornish's arms (on a chevron between three birds' heads erased a mitre) and C with a sheaf of corn; on the side panel are the arms of the chapter, the arms, that is, of the see without the pastoral staff. Against the wall within the canopy are some matrices of small brasses, in which the kneeling figure of a bishop, a scroll, and two plates for inscriptions can be traced. [Illustration: Priest In Surplice--Husse's Tomb.] From several peculiarities in Cornish's tomb, I am convinced that it was also used as the _Easter Sepulchre_, where the Host was laid during the concluding days of Holy Week. These sepulchres were often made in connection with a tomb, and the usual place for them was somewhere on the north side of the choir. The position here in the chapel of the Holy Cross (which is an appropriate dedication) would be particularly convenient for the purpose. The chapel was easily reached by the clergy without their having to go into the public part of the church; it was thus as safe a place as the choir itself, and at the same time was much more open to the people, who could pay their devotions from the transept, and through the open stone screen could see the candles burning round the sepulchre. [Illustration: The East End In 1823.]